Can you be late for a lightning lane?


Can you be late for a lightning lane? Do you lose your chance to ride that attraction? Well, the good news is that you're given an automatic grace period of 15 minutes AFTER your Lightning Lane time has passed to scan into the Lightning Lane. Even better? If you arrive at a ride early, you can tap into the Lightning Lane five minutes BEFORE your window.


How long are Lightning Lane reservations?

There is a grace period if you're early. While there are specific times linked to your Lightning Lane reservation, they do give a little leeway to guests who are early. There is a five minute grace period before that stated time where they will go ahead and honor your Lightning Lane pass. But five minutes is it!


Can you book a lightning lane every 2 hours?

If you select a Lightning Lane through the Disney Genie and the return time is more than 2 hours after the current time and after park open, then after 2 hours you can go in and select your next Lightning Lane even though you have not redeemed your first one.


What happens if you miss your genie plus reservation?

If you miss your window and did not successfully cancel or modify it, you will not be able to make another reservation for that attraction.


Is lightning Lane worth it?

Is Disney Lightning Lane Worth it Conclusion. As a general rule of thumb we do find the Disney World Lightning Lane to be worth it if you can find a way to save 60 minutes per attraction at a cost of under $11.00 per attraction.


What if you miss your lightning lane time?

Missing a Lightning Lane entirely will result in you not being able to book another one for the same ride. However, once the appropriate time elapses you can book another ride. My suggestion is to be strategic with the Lightning Lane bookings and aim to keep modifying to a time you know you will make it.


How do I reschedule my lightning lane?

Open your Tip Board and scroll down to the attraction you have a Lightning Lane for. Click the three dots next to the Lightning Lane details and select “Modify Plan.” This will take you to a page with the time you can modify it to.


Do lightning lanes refill?

Do These Ride Reservation Refills Always Happen? – Nope. Some attractions have their Lightning Lane availability replenished like clockwork at set times every day, others happen on rare occasion, and most are somewhere in between the two extremes.


Is Genie Plus worth it?

Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.


How many Genie Plus rides per day?

All guests, regardless of where they stay, are limited to a maximum of two pay-per-ride attractions per day and can only book a particular ride once per day. What about Annual Passholders? Annual Passholders will need to purchase Genie+ on the day(s) of their visit.


What if you miss your lightning lane time at Disneyland?

Missing a Lightning Lane entirely will result in you not being able to book another one for the same ride. However, once the appropriate time elapses you can book another ride. My suggestion is to be strategic with the Lightning Lane bookings and aim to keep modifying to a time you know you will make it.


What is the 120-minute rule at Disney World?

The Genie 120-minute rule says that you can make a new reservation at most 2 hours from when you made the last one, and this countdown timer doesn't change if you modify the reservation.


Is there a grace period for lightning lanes?

Is there a grace period for Lightning Lane reservations? Typically, guests are able to tap in 5 minutes ahead of time or 15 minutes after the window has closed.


What time do lightning lanes refresh?

So, there is no “usual” time when these reservation refills happen. In other words, proceed at your own risk. (As for Individual Lightning Lane Attractions, reservations are typically replenished on a more consistent basis, with the refill tending to occur at 7:17 AM.)


Which lightning lanes sell out first?

You may be out of luck for purchasing Individual Lightning Lanes for any attraction if you're staying offsite on high crowd days. Rise of the Resistance used to be the clear winner of the popularity contest here, and that doesn't hold true anymore either. At all crowd levels, Flight of Passage sells out first.


What does 33 mean at Disney World?

According to Disney, Club 33 is simply named after its address at 33 Royal Street in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.


Can you arrive late for Genie+?

Well, the good news is that you're given an automatic grace period of 15 minutes AFTER your Lightning Lane time has passed to scan into the Lightning Lane. Even better? If you arrive at a ride early, you can tap into the Lightning Lane five minutes BEFORE your window.


How many lightning lanes can you book at 7am?

You can only book two Individual Lightning Lanes per day. No matter how many parks you plan to visit in one day, you are only allowed to book two Individual Lightning Lanes. For example, you're planning to start your day in Hollywood Studios, but want to park hop over to Magic Kingdom in the afternoon.


How many times can I use the Lightning Lane?

You can enjoy a Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane entrance once per day. If you'd like to re-ride an attraction or see a certain show again within the same day, you are welcome to use our regular standby line. Disney Genie+ prices vary by date and prices are posted the day of.